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Botrytis ricini

Amphobotrys ricini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Sclerotiniaceae
Genus: Amphobotrys
Species: A. ricini
Binomial name
Amphobotrys ricini
(N.F.Buchw.) Hennebert (1973)
Synonyms
  • Botrytis ricini N.F.Buchw. (1949)

Amphobotrys ricini is a species of fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes disease on several species including gray mold blight on Euphorbia milii and poinsettia. Originally described as a species of Botrytis in 1949, it was transferred to the genus Amphobotrys in 1973.



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